Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands
Project Summary
The overall project goal is to ensure the maintenance and enhancement of wetland biodiversity and environmental goods and services for improved local livelihoods, while the inmediate objective is to strengthen national and local capacity in ecosystem management and sustainable uses of wetland BD in Nepal.The two pilot demonstration sites were selected from among four wetland sites identified buy the PDFB document and represent two different types of tenure: one is a protected area and its buffer zone and the other is a national forest area.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 1217 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | Nepal |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MFSC) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 3 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2005 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 250,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 1,964,895 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 2,097,075 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 382,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 4,311,970.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
07 Jul 2004
Preparation Grant Approved
19 Jul 2001
Concept Approved
01 Jul 2004
Project Approved for Implementation
17 May 2006
Project closed
10 Mar 2014